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Recycling at Maple Court (article)
[1] The residents of Maple Court Apartments started a recycling program in March, after several neighbors asked the manager for help sorting their trash. [2] Each week, a volunteer weighs the cans, bottles, and paper that residents place in the blue bins, and then writes the total on a clipboard in the basement. [3] The goal is to keep at least 40 pounds out of the trash every week.
[4] In April, the building added a second bin on each floor so that residents would not have to carry items downstairs. [5] A sign above every bin shows which items belong inside. [6] Residents say the signs have cut down on mistakes.
[7] The weights from the four weeks of April are in the chart. [8] The manager plans to keep weighing the bins through the summer, so the building can see whether the habit lasts. [9] A poster in the lobby shows the latest weekly total.
CHART: Pounds recycled each week in April
Week 1 | 28
Week 2 | 35
Week 3 | 41
Week 4 | 47Ari reads the article and the chart. Which statement is true and uses both the words and the chart?
- The building passed its 40-pound goal in Week 3 and stayed above the goal in Week 4.
- The building's goal is to keep at least 40 pounds out of the trash each week.
- The second bins on each floor caused recycling to pass the goal in Week 3.
- Weekly recycling grew from 28 pounds in Week 1 to 47 pounds in Week 4.
Bo looks only at the chart. Which statement gives its main idea?
- Recycling rose because a sign now hangs above each bin in the building.
- The building wants to keep at least 40 pounds out of the trash each week.
- Recycling was heaviest in Week 2, at 35 pounds, and then it dropped.
- Recycling rose every week in April, from 28 pounds to 47 pounds.
Esme compares the words with the chart. What does the chart show that the words do not say?
- That residents place cans, bottles, and paper in the blue bins each week.
- That Week 4 was lighter than Week 3, so recycling dipped at the end.
- Why recycling rose from one week to the next during April.
- How many pounds were recycled in each week of April.
How Much Sun Do Beans Need? (article)
[1] A class wanted to know how much sunlight bean seedlings need in order to grow strong and tall. [2] The class planted twelve seedlings in identical pots with the same soil. [3] Three pots went on a windowsill that got two hours of sun a day, and three more went on sills that got four, six, and eight hours, so the class could compare four different amounts of light.
[4] Every pot was watered with the same amount of water each morning. [5] After fourteen days, the class measured every plant and found the average height for each group. [6] The students changed nothing else during the test.
[7] They recorded the averages in a table. [8] Then they talked about what the numbers might mean for a gardener planning where to put a bean patch. [9] The class agreed to repeat the test next month with a different kind of seed.
TABLE: Average height after 14 days
2 hours of sun | 5 cm
4 hours of sun | 9 cm
6 hours of sun | 13 cm
8 hours of sun | 14 cmKira looks only at the table. Which statement gives its main idea?
- More sun meant taller seedlings, but eight hours added only a little to six.
- The class watered every pot the same way each morning for fourteen days.
- Seedlings with two hours of sun were the tallest, at 5 centimeters.
- Bean seedlings need exactly eight hours of sun to grow well, and any less stops them growing.
Luz compares the words with the table. What does the table show that the words do not say?
- That four hours of sun gave the same height as six hours of sun.
- The average height of the seedlings in each sunlight group.
- Why the seedlings with more hours of sun grew taller than the others.
- That the class planted twelve seedlings in identical pots with the same soil.
A Week at the Elm Street Library (article)
[1] The Elm Street Library is open six days a week, from morning until evening, and it is closed on Sundays. [2] On Saturday mornings, it hosts a story hour for young children. [3] A librarian counts the visitors at the door each day and writes the number in a log.
[4] Last month, the library started offering free printing on Wednesdays. [5] The staff wondered whether the new service would bring in more visitors during the middle of the week. [6] They picked one ordinary week with no holidays and compared the daily counts.
[7] The chart shows that week, with each square standing for 10 visits. [8] The staff plans to count again in the fall, when the school year begins. [9] They will use the numbers to decide how many people to schedule at the front desk and how many books to order.
CHART: Visits to the library, one week
Monday | ■■■■ (40)
Tuesday | ■■■■■■ (60)
Wednesday | ■■■■■■■ (70)
Thursday | ■■■■■ (50)
Friday | ■■■ (30)
Saturday | ■■■■■■■■■ (90)Noah looks only at the chart. Which statement gives its main idea?
- The Saturday story hour is the reason Saturday is the busiest day of the week.
- Visits were highest on Saturday and lowest on Friday during the week shown.
- The library is open six days a week and closed on Sundays.
- Visits were lowest on Monday and highest on Wednesday during the week.
Pia compares the words with the chart. What does the chart show that the words do not say?
- That Monday and Friday had the same number of visits that week.
- Which visitors came for the story hour and which came for printing.
- How many visits were counted on each day of the week.
- That a librarian counts the visitors at the door on each day.
Where Earth's Fresh Water Is (article)
[1] Earth is called the water planet, but most of its water is salty and cannot be used for drinking or farming. [2] About 97 percent of Earth's water is salty ocean water. [3] The remaining 3 percent is fresh water, which people, plants, and animals can use.
[4] Most of that fresh water is not easy to reach. [5] Much of it is frozen in glaciers and ice caps near the poles. [6] Another large share lies underground, where people must pump it to the surface through deep wells.
[7] Only a tiny share is in lakes, rivers, and swamps, which are the sources most people use every day. [8] The table shows how the fresh water is divided. [9] The shares are rounded, so they are approximate, and scientists keep measuring them as new studies come in.
TABLE: Earth's fresh water, by where it is found
Glaciers and ice caps | 69 percent
Underground | 30 percent
Lakes, rivers, and swamps | 1 percentRen reads the article and the table. Which statement is true and uses both the words and the table?
- About 97 percent of Earth's water is salty ocean water, not fresh water.
- Most fresh water is frozen or underground, and the sources people use daily hold about 1 percent.
- Glaciers and ice caps hold about 69 percent of Earth's fresh water.
- Underground water makes up about 69 percent of the fresh water on Earth.
Tala looks only at the table. Which statement gives its main idea?
- Lakes and rivers will soon run dry because they hold so little fresh water.
- Almost all fresh water is frozen or underground, and very little is in lakes and rivers.
- About 97 percent of Earth's water is salty ocean water that people cannot drink.
- Most of Earth's fresh water is found in lakes, rivers, and swamps.
Zee compares the words with the table. What does the table show that the words do not say?
- How much of the fresh water is in each place, as a share of the total.
- That most of Earth's fresh water is hard for people to reach.
- Which glaciers will melt first and add water to the oceans.
- That lakes, rivers, and swamps hold 30 percent of the fresh water.